bluetooth speaker for android phone?

[The DirtMerchant]

I kinda wish the Echo had built in battery. It wouldn't have to last more than an hour, or so, but having to unplug the power, find an outlets, and plug it back in every time I want to use it in a different room is annoying. With an hour of battery life, I would be okay using it for a bit in one room then bringing it back to the power cable after that.

I think you hit on their marketing strategy: They'll love the Echo so much, they'll want one in every room.

John

I think their marketing strategy will be more along the lines of making it a whole home device using
whatever type of connectivity and smaller remote devices connected to the main hub...then
connect it directly to Amazon.Prime for purchases.

The push button order thingy they have for specific items, but on a much larger scale.

And as I have said before (here and elsewhere), give me a CHEAP wall mountable flat touch screen that connects
to Echo and has my calendar and everything else...then add Prime to it and I'm in there like swim wear.

 

[Towen7]

And as I have said before (here and elsewhere), give me a CHEAP wall mountable flat touch screen that connects
to Echo and has my calendar and everything else...then add Prime to it and I'm in there like swim wear.

Wouldn't any old Android tablet fit that bill?

 

[The DirtMerchant]

And as I have said before (here and elsewhere), give me a CHEAP wall mountable flat touch screen that connects
to Echo and has my calendar and everything else...then add Prime to it and I'm in there like swim wear.

Wouldn't any old Android tablet fit that bill?

The tablets are too small, too much horsepower, too expensive.
I'm waiting for the <$100 few cm thick type of thing.
Calendar, and basic everything else. Basically a white board replacement.

 

[Botch]

The iLoud was announced at NAMM:
http://www.harmonycentral.com/expert-reviews/ik-multimedia-iloud-bluetooth-portable-speaker

I mostly trust Craig's reviews, and it sounds like this thing was EQ'd for a "musician's ears", fwiw. I'd give this a listen if I were in the market.